Score-board.



J. L. PREO.

SCORE BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.13. 1914.

Patented Jan. 11, 1916.

F/ZW' QXJa/mm: M 41% COLUMBIA PLANQGRAPH CO.,WASHXNGTON. D. c.

JOHN L. PREO, OF NEJV YORK, N. Y.

SCORE-BOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 3131, 1916.

Application filed March 13, 1914. Serial No. 824,468.

To (ZZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN L. PREO, a citizenof the United States, and a resident of New York, borough of Brooklyn,county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented a certain new anduseful improve ment in Score-Boards, of which the follow ing is a full,clear, and exact specification.

This invention relates to a class of devices adapted to be employed fordisplaying the results of athletic games, and the like.

My invention has for its object primarily to provide a score boarddesigned to be utilized for permitting the results of a series ofsporting events, especially baseball games and the like, to be displayedthereon in a manner whereby the score of the games played during agivenperiod may be shown in their regular order, and wherein is employed asupporting board having on one face thereof a schedule divided into anumber of parallel spaced vertical. columns on each of which aredesignated the names of the contesting clubs matched to play games ongiven days, and in the board between the columns are a number of pairsof spaced slits w ereby the parts of the board therebetween may beguided in spaced relation to the face thereof which is opposite to theschedule so as to provide vertically disposed pockets as well as servingas retaining members, or sections.

Another obiect of the invention is to provide one or a plurality offlexible scores slides, or strips, one of which is removably inserted ineach of the pockets between its retaining members and the adjacentmarginal edges of the board; and still another object of the inventionis to provide each score strip with notched ends, or locking partsadapted to be engaged by the retaining members in a manner to hold thescore strips against accidental displacement in the board.

A further object of the invention is to provide a score board which issusceptible of being made of card board, or other cheap material so asto be sold at a very reasonable price.

\Vith these and other objects in view, the invention will be hereinaftermore particularly described with reference to the accompanying drawingwhich forms a part of this specification, and will then be pointed outin the claims at the end of the description.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a front elevation of one form of score boardembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a section the line H-H of Fig. 1, withthe score strips removed therefrom. Fig. 3 is an elevation of one of theremovable score strips employed in the device, and Fig. a is a plan ofan auxiliary removable slide adapted to be used in conjunction with thescore board.

The device, or score board has a supporting board 10 which may be of anydesired shape and size, and this supporting board is preferably made ofcard board, or other material of a like class whereby the device may bemanufacturedto be sold at a very reasonable price. On one face of thescore board 10 is a schedule 11 which is printed, or otherwise inscribedthereon, and this schedule is of a size so that it occupies only aportion of the score board proper, in order to permit the space aroundthe schedule to be used for displaying advertising matter, or items ofcurrent news as occasion requires. The schedule 11 is divided into anumber of parallel spaced columns, as 12, on each of which aredesignated the names of the contesting clubs, as shown at 13", that arematched to play games on given days, and while I show in the drawing theadaptability of the device for displaying the scores of baseball games,it will be understood that instead thereof other athletic events may bedisplayed thereon. In the board between the columns 19 of the scheduleare a number of pairs of parallelly coursing slits, as and 13 forreception of interchangeable flexible score slides, or strips 16.

The flexible slidable score strips 16 are preferably alike in formation,and each strip is slightly longer as well as somewhat wider than thepockets of the supporting board so that the marginal edges of each stripwhen inserted in one of the pockets will overlap the adjacent edges ofthe board at its pockets. In order to hold the score strips againstaccidental displacement in the pockets 15 one or both of the upper andtaken on lower ends of each strip may be notched to provide lockingparts, as 17 and 17 On one or both faces of the strips 16 is printed orotherwise inscribed a schedule 18 which corresponds to the tabulationsof the schedule ll of the supporting board 10, and on the schedule 18are displayed the score, as 19, made by each club in one or more gamesplayed during a number of days. After the score on the strip has beensuitably marked, the attendant slips its longitudinal edges into therespective slits 13, 13 of the pair of slits in the proper column, whichis readily performed by flexing both the said strip and the part 14:, sothat the upper and lower edges of the latter engage the cutouts 17,17Fig. 3and the projecting lugs 17", 17 extend beyond the length of theslits as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 1. Thus fixed inposition, the strip 16 is held non-movable both vertically and latterlyand against bulging out longitudinally, which when the board isdisplayed out of doors would subject the strip to be blown out of itsseat by a forceful gust of wind.

If desired part of the lower portion of the supporting board 10 may beprovided with two parallel vertically disposed spaced slits, as 20 and21, in which is removably inserted a slidable flexible strip 22 of cardboard or other like material. The strip 22 is somewhat wider than thelength of the slits 20 and 21, and the upper and lower edges of thisstrip are notched, at 23 and 23. The notches 23 and 23 are slightlywider than the section of the supporting board between the slits 20 and21 so that when the strip 22 is inserted through the slits after theends of the board have been suitably bent the portion of the boardtherebetween may be guided into the notches 23 and 23 for holding itagainst accidental displacement to the board, and on the strip 22 may bedisplayed any suitable item of news, or other matter if desired.

In the foregoing description, I have embodied the preferred form of myinvention, but I do not wish to be understood as limiting myselfthereto, as I am aware that modifications may be made therein withoutdeparting from the principle, or sacrificing any of the advantages ofthis invention, therefore I reserve to myself the right to make suchchanges as fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. A device of the character described, comprising asupporting board having a number of spaced vertical columns, a pluralityof vertically disposed flexible retaining members provided on the board,one of Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cen the membersbeing arranged between each of two adjacent columns, and said membersbeing in spaced relation to the board to provide vertically disposedpockets in the board, and a plurality of flexible strips, each beingremovably disposed in one of the pockets so that one of the faces ofeach strip will be displayed in one of the spaces be tween the columnsof thesupporting board, substantially as described and for the purposespecified.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a supporting boardhaving a number of spaced vertical columns, a plurality of verticallydisposed flexible retaining members provided on the board, one of themembers being arranged between each of two adjacent columns, and saidmembers being in spaced relation to the body of the board to providevertically disposed pockets in the board, and a. plurality of flexiblestrips, each being removably disposed in one of the pockets so that oneof the faces of each strip will be displayed in one of the spacesbetween the columns of the supporting board, and the ends of each striphaving notches in which are seated the parts of the supporting board atthe ends of the pockets in which the strip is disposed, substantially asdescribed and for the purpose specified.

3. In a device of the character described, a flexible supporting boardhaving spaced vertically disposed columns and an integral sectiontherebetween, formed by a pair of vertically disposed slits in theboard, and the flexible section being disposed in spaced relation to thebody of the board to form a pocket, and a flexible strip disposed in thepocket so that one of its faces is displayed in the space between thecolumns, and the ends of the strip having notches in which are seatedthe parts of the supporting board at the ends of the slits for removablylocking the strip to the supporting board, substantially as set forthand for the purpose specified. v

This specification signed and witnessed this twelfth day of March, A. D.1914.

JOHN L. PREO.

Witnesses:

Boer. B. ABBOTT, M. DERMODY.

ts each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

